Autobiography of a French Detective from 1818 to 1858 comprising the Most Curious Revelations of the French Detective Police System.
London: Ward and Lock, 1862. iv, 315 pp. 16mo. Modern red cloth with gilt titles. First edition. Abridged translation of: 'Mémoires de Canler'. Louis Canier, chief of the Paris Surete (1849-1851), was famous as a detective, whose work included the search for the attempted assassins of Louis Philippe, Orsini's attack..... More